Bee Sting Jug with a red design

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Question:
Found a bee sting jug with the design in red, could have been a firing error. what do you think ? Bill

 

 

 

 

Answer: Bill that red color is called fry. The decoration was applied in a blue cobalt. However the kiln was to hot and the cobalt began to fry and bubble and basically became burnt giving it the reddish color. Al Kohlman